Plant Procurement for Agroforestry
The success of agroforestry practices depends in part on the quality, productivity, and availability of plants. This Agroforestry Note provides information on different types of agroforestry plant materials, nursery practices, and horticultural terminology. It is intended to assist natural resource professionals and agricultural advisors who work with farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and nurseries.
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Planting trees for tomorrow's climate
Preparing to plant valley oaks in an experimental plot within the Camp Fire burn footprint in April 2023. Seen from right to left, Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station research geneticist Jessica Wright, UC Davis student Alejandro Ramos, American Forests Northern California…
#ForestRestoration, #Planting, #ExperimentalForests, #ClimateChange
Tlingit Potatoes help sustain science, culture, community on Tongass National Forest
ALASKA—Some things never change. The need for food and connection with each other and the land, and the need to teach the next generations how to maintain and sustain those connections—these things never change. And in the fourth year of the Sitka Ranger District/Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tlingit potato garden, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, this project did not change either. In…